title: Challenges in the management of patients with functionally univentricular heart in Turkey.
abstract: Management of patients with functionally univentricular heart encompasses a wide array of developments over the years in every country. This article describes our working group experiences and 30-year story of single ventricle surgery in Turkey. Diagnosis, surgical treatment, and medical treatment of this complex group of patients necessitate courageous and continuous team effort with multi-institutional collaboration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Acibadem University, Acibadem Bakirkoy Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tayyar
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sarioglu
authors.forename: Yusuf Kenan
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Yalcinbas
authors.forename: Ersin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Erek
authors.forename: Ayse
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sarioglu
keywords: Fontan; congenital heart disease; congenital heart surgery; functionally univentricular heart